The second season of the anime adaptation of Fujiko F. Fujio's work, "T・P Bon," which has been streaming on Netflix, will be exclusively released worldwide on July 17. From Season 2, stills from the show, featuring Bon and his friends time-traveling to various historical periods such as the Maya civilization, the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, and the Trojan War, have been unveiled, sparking intellectual curiosity.

Bon Namihira (voiced by Akihisa Wakayama), an ordinary middle school student, encounters a girl named Ream Stream (voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki), a time patrol officer from the future, which changes his life dramatically.

Bon, now an apprentice member of the future organization "T・P (Time Patrol)" that saves people who died unfortunate deaths in various historical events, embarks on great time-traveling adventures with Ream and a mysterious creature named Buyoyon (voiced by Mamoru Miyano), who somehow tagged along. In Season 2, Bon, now promoted to a full-fledged officer, teams up with new apprentice Yumiko Yasukawa (voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa) and Buyoyon to tackle mysterious missions.

Created by Fujiko F. Fujio, who has influenced generations with works like "Doraemon," "Perman," and "Kiteretsu Daihyakka," and brought back to life by the renowned production company BONES, known for "My Hero Academia," "T・P Bon" is an SF adventure tale that offers enjoyment for both adults and children with its unique approach to history.

The newly released stills from Season 2 depict the grand journey through time that awaits Bon, Yumiko, and Buyoyon, featuring intellectually stimulating missions such as rescuing a manga artist from falling to their death in the Maya pyramid ruins, saving a girl during the famous Trojan War, rescuing the son of Taira no Nobumori during the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, and aiding a Cro-Magnon boy in the Paleolithic era. The show combines educational elements about world history with adventure, sure to stir viewers' curiosity and sense of wonder. It also includes human drama elements that confront life and death and comedic moments that will elicit laughter.

Fujiko F. Fujio, who has created many unique stories, remarked, "For me, 'SF' stands not for 'science fiction' but for 'slightly fantastic stories'." "T・P Bon," an adventurous tale of "slightly fantastic" history that both adults and children can enjoy, embodies this philosophy.

A special official fan book, "F Life Extra: T・P Bon - Anime 'T・P Bon' and the World of Fujiko F. Fujio" (Shogakukan), featuring the latest anime and original work, will be released on the same day as the premiere of Season 2, July 17.

Director Takashi Yamazaki of "Godzilla 1.0," which won the Visual Effects Award at the 96th Academy Awards, commented, "'T・P Bon' is about giving people who were supposed to die a chance to redo their lives. A great team is assembled with high-performance machines and equipment to help ordinary people. Helping people who are not involved in history means that history would not be affected if they were not helped. It's a very kind concept despite being able to help only a few."

Mari Yamazaki, the manga artist known for the popular "Thermae Romae," praised Fujiko F. Fujio's passion for history and his humorous depiction of human nature, saying, "He meticulously observes the various phenomena that have occurred throughout human history and portrays not only the admiration of humanity but also its foolishness, with humor. The stories always include love and tolerance among ancient people that are not written in history books, which is the greatness of this work."

Makoto Ueda, a playwright, director, and scriptwriter known for his expertise in time-travel SF such as "Summer Time Machine Blues," said, "'T・P Bon' is a hard yet heartwarming masterpiece of time-travel SF that respects the absoluteness of history while depicting the possibility of individual fate changes. Each story, from historical details to plots and ideas, is truly remarkable."

Source : ORICON NEWS